The Bitcoin Infinity Show Bitcoin as Cryptographic Truth with Erik Cason - Freedom Footprint Show 33
In this episode we talk to Erik Cason: Bitcoin philosopher, Crypto-anarchist, cypherpunk and author of numerous essays on the ramifications of bitcoin.
We discuss so many topics: from philosophy, history and politics, to praxeology and religion; and thanks to Erik we’ll explore them through the lens of cryptography. This is a packed episode!
Connect with Erik on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Erikcason
Erik's website: http://cryptosovereignty.org/
00:02:10 - Welcoming Erik Cason
00:08:29 - Anger Solved by Bitcoin
00:16:05 - Erik's Latest Rabbit Hole - What Cryptography Really Means
00:19:07 - Knut's Rabbit Hole - You Are Your Bitcoin
00:25:57 - Psychedelics and Bitcoin
00:28:19 - Is Bitcoin the Messiah Instead of Jesus?
00:29:14 - Rule of Law not Ruler of Law
00:34:20 - What is the Biggest Threat to Bitcoin?
00:37:58 - The Craziness of Taxes
00:41:11 - Opting Out of the Fiat System with Bitcoin
00:50:03 - Anger at the Fiat System
00:52:18 - The Insincerity of Greenpeace
00:55:22 - Bitcoin Fixing Misaligned Incentives
00:59:51 - The Difference Between Revenge and Justice
01:06:39 - Introduction to Erik Cason
01:10:46 - How Bitcoin Fixes the Power of the State
01:19:02 - You Are Your Bitcoin
01:20:52 - Dissecting the Word "Truth"
01:26:17 - Religion and Atheism
01:31:32 - Mathematics and Truth
01:34:21 - Heideggerian Philosophy
01:37:50 - Bitcoin as Revelatory Knowledge
01:41:55 - The Question Concerning Bitcoin
01:44:13 - The Timechain as a Perfect Clock
01:48:10 - Was Fiat Necessary for Bitcoin to Emerge?
01:54:18 - Wrapping Up - Where to Find Erik
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